West Columbia
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is paving parts of dozens of major roads/primary routes across the Midlands in 2025. Jarvis Klapman Boulevard is on the list and is being repaved. The work is part of the department’s 2024-2025 Pavement Improvement Program for the state. Click here for more details
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The Lexington County Vector Control team will be out fogging to help reduce mosquito populations in the following neighborhoods: Thursday, Sept. 25 | 4:00–7:00 AM• Hunters Ridge subdivision, Lexington• Hermitage Road, Lexington• Rama Court, Lexington• Robin Woods subdivision, Lexington• King’s Way subdivision, Lexington Friday, Sept. 26 | 4:00–7:00 AM• Springdale Road & at the creek, […]
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The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was killed in a crash on I-26 east near West Columbia just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 10. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said 24-year-old Jose Rivas died when he ran off the road, hit a guardrail and overturned on eastbound I-26 at mile marker […]
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Antonio Marquis Nicholson, 33, of West Columbia, and Terrell Counts, 33, of Columbia, have pleaded guilty to human trafficking conspiracy and aiding and abetting the coercion and enticement of a minor. According to evidence presented in court, from at least December 2022 through August 2023, Nicholson and Counts worked together with co-defendants Monesha Gary and Rebecca […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the 2800 block of Augusta Road in the West Columbia area of Lexington County, Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Zackary Ryan Rose, 30, of Lexington, was crossing Augusta Road when he was struck by a vehicle traveling […]
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Ivy Tyrone Richardson, Jr., a 54-year-old Gaston man, has been sentenced to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction on charges of two (2) counts of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Vehicle. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley imposed the sentence after a […]
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The snow began to fall around 3 Tuesday afternoon. Lexington County got at least an inch of snow, and some areas got more than that. Snow totals were up to 2 inches on cars, and yards were covered. From the National Weather Service – Columbia: “The last lingering snow showers have pushed east but snow […]
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The West Columbia City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21. No yard trash pickup on Monday. There will be no other changes to sanitation routes. Download the WeCo Info App for the latest sanitation and City info westcolumbiasc.gov/sanitation-recycling
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